The United States has never been a great international trader. It found most of its raw materials and customers for f...
Julie-VJuly 24, 2019
Choice (E)
Hi LSAT Max,
I was stuck between (B) and (E) but ended up choosing the former because I thought "the U.S has never been a great international leader" wasn't necessarily a historical fact. I see now why it's considered a historical fact, but I would love to get some clarity as to why (E) is the best answer.
Many thanks in advance!
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(E) says, "question the ethical basis of an economic situation"
The economic situation in the stimulus is that America is bad at international trade and that many bad consequences have occurred as a result. The argument does acknowledge the fact that these consequences are terrible, but this is different from questioning the ethical basis of the situation (which would be saying something like, "it's not moral to allow situations to become this dire"), which the argument in the stimulus does not do. Thus, (E) is something the author does not do, so it's the correct answer choice.
Does that make sense? Let us know if you have any other questions!
